Big wildfires continue in Arizona, Georgia and New Mexico
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Big wildfires continue in Arizona, Georgia and New Mexico
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Bob Berwyn
Dry and hot conditions persist in the south-central states and the Southeast
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — The Horseshoe 2 Fire continues to burn between Portal, Arizona and Rodeo, New Mexico, but fire crews have achieved 25 percent containment, according to the latest update from the National Interagency Fire Center.
The human-started wildfire has burned across 37,500 acres since May 8. Fire officials are still investigating the cause. Current firefighting efforts are focused on burnouts along roads in the area to secure the community of Paradise. Fire behavior is moderate, as the flames make small runs in dry forest, brush and grasses.
Though fire crews have made some progress, there is still high potential for the fire to grow in extremely difficult and rugged terrain, temperatures in upper 70s and relative humidities in the low teens.
The fire is being monitored with some of the latest web-based geo-mapping tools, including Google Earth, which enables users to see the area where the fire is burning from the ground level up, in 3-D perspective. Go to the Inciweb page on the Horseshoe Fire to find all the links.
Fire-adapted longleaf pines withstand the flames as fire creeps through the understory at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. PHOTO COURTESY INCIWEB.ORG. Click on the image to see more photos from the fire.
The largest active wildfire in the country is the 147,000 acre Honey Prairie Fire burning in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. The fire is 70 percent contained, but active behavior is still being observed in the northwest corner of the fire near Stephen C. Foster State Park, with 287 firefighters working on the blaze.
Growth potential for the fire is still high, with temperatures ranging in the upper 90s and relative humidity below 20 percent. The hot weather is expected to continue for the next few days, though there is a chance humidity will climb a little bit. No rain is in the forecast until at least late next week.
The Miller Fire, burning 25 miles north of Silver City, New Mexico, has spread across about 80,000 acres and is about 47 percent contained, with 471 firefighters on-scene working to contain the fire to the south side of the Gila River’s West Fork.
Big wildfires continue in Arizona, Georgia and New Mexico
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Bob Berwyn
Dry and hot conditions persist in the south-central states and the Southeast
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — The Horseshoe 2 Fire continues to burn between Portal, Arizona and Rodeo, New Mexico, but fire crews have achieved 25 percent containment, according to the latest update from the National Interagency Fire Center.
The human-started wildfire has burned across 37,500 acres since May 8. Fire officials are still investigating the cause. Current firefighting efforts are focused on burnouts along roads in the area to secure the community of Paradise. Fire behavior is moderate, as the flames make small runs in dry forest, brush and grasses.
Though fire crews have made some progress, there is still high potential for the fire to grow in extremely difficult and rugged terrain, temperatures in upper 70s and relative humidities in the low teens.
The fire is being monitored with some of the latest web-based geo-mapping tools, including Google Earth, which enables users to see the area where the fire is burning from the ground level up, in 3-D perspective. Go to the Inciweb page on the Horseshoe Fire to find all the links.
Fire-adapted longleaf pines withstand the flames as fire creeps through the understory at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. PHOTO COURTESY INCIWEB.ORG. Click on the image to see more photos from the fire.
The largest active wildfire in the country is the 147,000 acre Honey Prairie Fire burning in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. The fire is 70 percent contained, but active behavior is still being observed in the northwest corner of the fire near Stephen C. Foster State Park, with 287 firefighters working on the blaze.
Growth potential for the fire is still high, with temperatures ranging in the upper 90s and relative humidity below 20 percent. The hot weather is expected to continue for the next few days, though there is a chance humidity will climb a little bit. No rain is in the forecast until at least late next week.
The Miller Fire, burning 25 miles north of Silver City, New Mexico, has spread across about 80,000 acres and is about 47 percent contained, with 471 firefighters on-scene working to contain the fire to the south side of the Gila River’s West Fork.
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